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HERMAN BEIIMER ANDL CHARLES H. S. SGHULTZ, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

Laim Patat.: No. 67,016, ma July 23, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT 4Ill DG-MIZZLE.

TO ALL WOM IT MAY CQNCERN:

Beit known that we, HERMAN BnLMmt and CHARLES H. S. SoHULTz, both ofCincinnati, in the county of Hamilton, and State of Ohio, have inventeda new and useful Dog-Muzzle; and we do hereby declare the following tobe' a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing, which is made a part of thisspecification.

The wire dog-muzzle, as heretofore constructed, has a definite andunchangeable shape; hence a muzzle of givendimensions and shape can onlybe applied to an animal having a corresponding head. The object of ourinvention is to so construct the muzzle as to adaptjt For more generalapplication, that is to say, to render each'muzlzle applicable to headsof different size and shape. In constructing a muzzle upon our improvedplan the encircling or stiiening-Wires are confined to that portionwhich envelops the nose, and serve to form a rigid cage, from which thelongitudinal wires project rearwisc so as to reach theneck, and to theextremities of these projecting wires We attach a strap or otherflexible connection, ivhich, while it affords a means for securing themuzzle upon the head, enables the adjustment of the wires so as toproperly t the size of the bead; and the longitudinal wires, being freeat the rear end, and exible thence to their point of juncture with theencircling portion of the wire, are adapted to be bent to conform to thecontour of the head, which,l in the diierent breeds, varies to aconsiderable extent.

The drawing is an elevation of our improved muzzle as applied to thehead of a terrier. A are the longitudinal wires of the muzzle and B thecoiled or helical portion, the former beingmade fast tothe latter bytwining 'finer Wire aboutthe points of intersection or by any otherdesired means. The wires A, being extended backward suciently toaccommodate the largest heads, are bent forward and made fast at theextremity, so as to form loops, as shown at a. These loops confine thestrap C, which is buckled upon the dogs neck, and serves to secure themuzzle upon thehead, as represented.- It will be observed that byleaving the Wires A free of any rigid connection at the rear, they may,in the act of applying the muzzle, be drawn together by meansof strap C,so'as to snugly embrace the head, whether large or small; and thisconnection also enables them to b e bent so as to conform to the'shapeor contour of the skull, cheeks, and throat. The formation of the loopsa a'ords a ready and very simple means for attaching the strap C, -andthe addition-al thickness of the wire at these parts insures stidnessand rigidity beyond the point where the bracing helical portionterminates1 We do not wish to be understood as limiting ourselves to theprecise details herein set forth, as the principle of our invention issusceptible of application'under other forms.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An adjustable dog-muzzle, constructed substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

2. The combination in a dog-muzzle of the flexible wires A and strap orcollar C, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The provision in a dog-muzzle' of Iloops a, in the manner and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony of which invention we hereunto set our hands.

HERMAN BELMER, CHAS. H. S. SCHULTZ.

Witnesses:

Geo. H. KNIGHT, JAMES H. Laxman.y

